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BBC Arts News

• John Lennon's sunglasses sell for £137,000 December 14, 2019
  The Beatles star left them on the back seat of Ringo Starr's Mercedes in the summer of 1968.
• Emmerdale actress Sheila Mercier dies aged 100 December 14, 2019
  The star, who played Annie Sugden, was part of the soap from its launch as Emmerdale Farm in 1972.
• Rod Stewart becomes oldest male artist to top UK album chart December 14, 2019
  The veteran singer beats Robbie Williams and The Who to the UK number one spot in a close race.
• Yola: From 'house screamer' to four-time Grammy nominee December 14, 2019
  The British singer talks about prejudice, doubters and how her success is just desserts.
• Who's going to take home the Strictly trophy? December 14, 2019
  The finalists describe what they're feeling as they get ready for the last show.
• Shah Rukh Khan talks success and having two left feet December 14, 2019
  The King of Bollywood sat down with Talking Movies’ Tom Brook in front of a live audience.
• Danny Aiello, Do The Right Thing actor, dies at 86 December 13, 2019
  The veteran actor, best known as Sal in Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing, dies after a short illness.
• Taylor Swift blasts 'toxic male privilege' during Woman Of The Decade speech December 13, 2019
  The star dispenses with platitudes as she accepts Billboard's woman of the decade award.
• Making art from rubbish December 13, 2019
  Andriy Pilat makes art from discarded plastic rubbish in the Ukrainian city of Chernivtsi.
• Stonehenge 1875 family photo may be earliest at monument December 12, 2019
  The picture of a family dressed in finery features in an exhibition charting 150 years of visitors.
• Karen Gillan: 'I got rejected for the local panto' December 12, 2019
  She is one of Scotland's biggest film stars, but Karen Gillan says her young dreams took a few knocks.
• Karen Gillan: 'Never been more happy to be rejected from a film' December 12, 2019
  Inverness-born actor Karen Gillan reflects on the success of the Jumanji film franchise.
• Yungblud, Georgia and Celeste make the BBC Sound of 2020 longlist December 12, 2019
  They're among 10 acts tipped for success in the annual BBC list, previously won by Adele and Sigrid.
• Harvey Weinstein attends court using walking frame December 11, 2019
  A New York City judge increased the Hollywood's producer bail ahead of his sexual assault trial.
• Liam Payne on alcohol: 'My family were very worried' December 11, 2019
  The star talks about sobriety, Cheryl, and the song that saw him accused of trivialising bisexuality.
• US reporter's guilt over live TV backside slap December 10, 2019
  Alex Bozarjian said her "power" was taken after a man hit her backside while reporting in Georgia.
• Banksy: Defaced artwork in Birmingham gets protection December 10, 2019
  Man jumps over barriers to spray two red noses on festive mural in Birmingham.

MACBA

• Concierto de Año Nuevo con ZA! January 3, 2020
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• The Touching Community November 28, 2019
  Aimar Pérez Galí develops his artistic practice in the field of dance and live arts as a dancer, choreographer, teacher, researcher and writer, always understanding the body as a place of reference and dance not as an end in itself but as a tool for…
• Folklore at the end of the month October 26, 2019
  Dates: ► 26 OCTOBER - Ayalga - Ajuar An ayalga, in Asturian, is something that is found, an object of value that was hidden. Ayalga is a solo project from Xabel Ferreiro, a former member of the groups Montañas and ¡Pelea!, and it is a return to t…
• Anne Gillis October 24, 2019
  The LEM Festival is an international annual experimental music meeting that has been held in Barcelona since 1996 and is now in its 24th edition. It is organised by Gràcia Territori Sonor, an association responsible for numerous activities connected…
• Alien Nomad Sound. Jokkoo Collective September 28, 2019
  Jokkoo is a Barcelona collective set up to offer a platform for new and existing musical and cultural initiatives with an African perspective, as well as to bring new musical narratives from Africa and its diaspora to a wider audience in Spain. Altho…
• Bamba Pana & Makaveli July 25, 2019
  In its third edition, Lorem Ipsum persists in delving into the cracks and folds of both the musical and the ludic, intentionally articulated from the geo- and biopolitics of bodies and gestures. Where do we speak from? Who speaks? Perhaps we are movi…
• Christian Marclay: Investigations July 19, 2019
  Christian Marclay presents a new staging in the Capella MACBA of his most recent work, Investigations (2018), on 19 July. It reflects Marclay’s interest in photography and the non-traditional use of classical instruments. This score was made from a c…
• Tatiana Heuman July 18, 2019
  In its third edition, Lorem Ipsum persists in delving into the cracks and folds of both the musical and the ludic, intentionally articulated from the geo- and biopolitics of bodies and gestures. Where do we speak from? Who speaks? Perhaps we are movi…
• KABLAM July 13, 2019
  In its third edition, Lorem Ipsum persists in delving into the cracks and folds of both the musical and the ludic, intentionally articulated from the geo- and biopolitics of bodies and gestures. Where do we speak from? Who speaks? Perhaps we are movi…
• Sote July 11, 2019
  In its third edition, Lorem Ipsum persists in delving into the cracks and folds of both the musical and the ludic, intentionally articulated from the geo- and biopolitics of bodies and gestures. Where do we speak from? Who speaks? Perhaps we are movi…

Smithsonian Museum

• The Best Board Games of 2019 December 11, 2019
  Take to the skies, the national parks, and to the streets of Tokyo in these offerings perfect for family gatherings
• The True History of the Aeronauts Who Transformed Our View of the World Above December 9, 2019
  For early balloonists like James Glaisher, the sky was uncharted—and dangerous—territory
• A Great Wave of Hokusai December 9, 2019
  The Freer Gallery—home to the largest collection of the popular Japanese artist’s paintings—unveils 120 rarely seen works
• This Restaurant in Sweden Offers Every Meal Served at the Nobel Banquet Since 1922 December 9, 2019
  At Stadshuskällaren, in the basement of Stockholm's City Hall, diners eat like Nobel Prize winners
• Long Sidelined, Native Artists Finally Receive Their Due December 6, 2019
  At the American Indian Museum in NYC, curators paint eight decades of American Indian artwork back into the picture
• The Ten Best Children's Books of 2019 December 6, 2019
  This year's top titles deliver strange animals, mouth-watering foods and biographies of unsung heroes
• Cities Around the Globe Are Eagerly Importing a Dutch Speciality—Flood Prevention December 5, 2019
  Architects and planners from the Netherlands are advising coastal cities worldwide on how to live with water
• Marcel Duchamp Played With the Definition of Art and Now the Public Can, Too December 5, 2019
  Art connoisseurs Aaron and Barbara Levine amassed a formidable body of the artist’s works; they'd like nothing better than for you to see it
• How Playmobil Went From a Simple, Smiling Figure to a Worldwide Sensation December 3, 2019
  A new movie plays off the narrative nature of a toy that has been capturing imaginations for 45 years
• Every Year Just 'Bout This Time, Kurtis Blow Celebrates With a Rhyme December 3, 2019
  In a 40-year salute to "Christmas Rappin,'" hip-hop chronicler Bill Adler tells the tale of how the famous rap recording came to life
• The Best Books of 2019 November 27, 2019
  In our efforts to increase and diffuse knowledge, we highly recommend these 65 titles released this year
• Ten Smithsonian Artifacts You Can 3-D Print November 27, 2019
  Gift-giving gets real with this list, which includes Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit, an Abraham Lincoln life mask and a coral skeleton
• Smithsonian Scholars Pick Their Favorite Books of 2019 November 27, 2019
  Reading proved a bedrock in a year that saw a new Smithsonian secretary and celebrations of dinosaurs, Apollo 11 and women's history
• How to Tea-Taste Your Way Through Taiwan November 26, 2019
  Experience Taiwan's tea culture through these museums, plantations and tea houses
• A Brief History of the Crock Pot November 26, 2019
  Eighty years after it was patented, the Crock Pot remains a comforting presence in American kitchens

Digital Arts

• The Best Art and Design Conferences of 2019/2020
• Don't Hug Me I'm Scared creator implores us to use cups in this creepy animation
• The year's best animated short Hair Love is finally online
• Acclaimed illustrator James Jean's comic book past gets celebrated in new book
• Clip Studio Paint for iPhone arrives for those wanting to make comics on their phone
• Artists fight back against bots stealing their work to sell
• The Pantone Colour of the Year 2020 is not as conservative as it might seem
• The perfect book shop experience is playfully recreated online for Penguin Random House
• Christmas Wacom deals 2019
• Elderly worries over Christmas are exposed in exquisite lettering by Alison Carmichael for Age UK
• Best Cyber Monday deals for designers and artists 2019
• 25 best picture books for children
• These are the best badges of 2019
• An infographic wins the Designs Museum's Designs of the Year award 2019
• Reader Survey 2019: Win a Samsung Galaxy Note 10 & Amazon Vouchers
• Adobe is offering almost 40% off Creative Cloud for Black Friday
• Photoshop for iPad is finally out – but what do designers think?
• Adobe Creative Cloud 2020 is here with new Photoshop and Illustrator for both desktop and iPad - plus updates to InDesign, XD and more
• The Berlin Wall inspires a new font for the 30th anniversary of its fall
• Adobe Sneaks 2019 reveals magical prototypes of new art and design tools

Art News

• See Inside a $18.5 M. New York Townhouse Decorated by Julian Schnabel and His Former Wife
• View an $18.5 M. New York Townhouse Designed by Julian Schnabel
• New Court Filing Reveals Further Details in Case of Embattled Dealer Inigo Philbrick
• Saskia Noor van Imhoff on Materials with Contradictory Functions
• Brent Wadden’s Abstract Weavings Are Equal Parts Anni and Josef Albers
• 50 Art Collectors to Watch, Schnabel-Designed Home Lists for $18.5 M., and More: Morning Links from December 13, 2019
• 50 Art Collectors to Watch
• Brent Wadden’s Abstract Weavings at Mitchell-Innes & Nash
• Sources: George Condo, Whose Paintings Sell for Up to $6 M. at Auction, In Talks to Join Hauser & Wirth Gallery
• Hirshhorn Staffer Nabs ‘Registrar of the Year’ Award, Gives $5,000 Prize to Smithsonian Internship Program